Bottle-closure.



G. T. FARR.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

- APPLICATION FILED DEG.2,1913.

1,131,544. Patented Mar.9,1915.

un memes WWW GEORGE T. FARR, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,285.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at l, GEORGE T. PARR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepm and State of Minnesota, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Bottle-Closures, of whic the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to bottles and ars, and has for an object toprovide a closure therefor.

The invention embodies, among other features, the provision of a closureparticularly adapted for use on soda water bottles and the like, and inwhich use is made of a closure which can be readily applied to thebottle in the same manner that the caps of bottles are applied by theuse of the ordinary cap affixing machines.

The invention further comprehends the provision of a closure which willhold the contents of the bottle in an air-tight condition and preventaccidental removal of the closure during shipment, but wherein theclosure can be readily removed without the use of any bottle openers ortools, it being simply necessary to apply a downward pressure to themedial portion of the closure in order to entirely remove the same fromitsclosed position on the bottle.

In the further disclosure of the invent on reference is to be had to theaccompanylng drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which: 0

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bottle, showing myclosure applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View, thedotted linesyindicating the removed position of the gripping members.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a bottle 10 adaptedto be closed by a closure 11 consisting of a cap 12, preferably formedof metal and adapted to carry a disk 13 of cork or the like, with theedges of the cap 12 pressed downwardly around the disk in order torigidly hold the disk on the cap. lfhe cap 12 lies within a clampingmember 14 consisting of a body 15, preferably of spring-like metal,having a central depression 16 and from which a series of grippingmembers 17 radiate and at their free ends are turned inwardly, as shown.

A locining ring 18 encircles the bottle it) as shown, and in the use ofmydevice, after the bottle has been filled with the desired fluid, theclamping member 14 carrying the cap 12 therein is placed upon the upperend of the bottle and a pressure applied thereto, thus forcing thegripping members 17 outwardly and over the locking ring 18 so that whenthe pressure is released the inwardly turned ends of the grippingmembers will lie beneath the locking ring and engage the same, thusholding the clamping member rigidly in position on the bottle andrigidly clamping the cap 12 in position to close the bottle. Now when itis desired to open the bottle, it is only necessary to place the thumbor the palm of the hand upon the part of the clamping member 14 havingthe depression 16 therein and the resultant downward pressure will causethe free ends of the gripping member 17 to spring outwardly and awayfromthe locking ring,

thus permitting the removal. of the clamping member and cap carriedthereby.

From the foregoing description it will be ,apparent that my device is ofa simple and durable construction, can be cheaply manufactured and canbe readily applied to hot ties in the same manner as the ordinary cap isnow applied by means of the usual capping machines. -l[t will beparticularly noted that there is no need of employing any tools inconnection with the removal of my closure fronra bottle and that theonly way in which the closure can be removed from the bottle is by avertical pressure against the central or depressed portion of theclamping member. v

A bottle fitted with a cap such as I have described can be readilyshipped from one place to another without any danger of accidentaldisplacement of the closure, and, if desirable, the closure describedcan be used over again and also applied to bottles in which the upperends of the necks are of slightly difierent sizes or shapes.

Having thus describedmy invention, 1

claim:

In a bottle closure, the combination with a locking ring encircling theneck of the bot- Q Patented Mar. a, rare.

the bottle and have their free ends grip the with the disk encircled bythe cap and havunder side of the locking ring whereby to ing the caplying flat against its upper face. 10 hold the clamping member rigidlyon the In testimony whereof I aifix my signabottle, a cap lying betweenthe clamping ture in presence of two witnesses.

member and the opening to the bottle and v GEORGE T. PARR. encircled bythe clamping member, and a, Witnesses: disk closing the opening to thebottle and JAMES TRACY,

interposed between the opening and the cap, D. ONmn

